The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-23

Good Tea that shall always be the
same in flavor and strength is lard to get.
This advertisement is an attempt to
explain and introduce such Tea.
Whether II is honest, or otherwise, the
reader must judge. =
Martin Gillct Il Co., who pay for tllfs!
advertisement, arc m old firm, having
been engaged in the China trade sinceS
the establishment of the house, in 1919.
You who read this may, or may not ,be.a
lfcvc It; but 1t is fact, and one which
you can verify. ssSs
Martin Gillct & Co. believe that the
house that, knowing how to get good
tea, does get It, and then offers it tOithes
people at fair price, may expect richS
reward will await them, when the peoples
find out that they are honestly telling
the truth. But, to secure this proft,;Ss
some simple way of identifying the tea
10 the public must be adopted, SO that all
may recognize it; and this Is why thee
little symbol "Ilc-No" is adopted and
given as a name to the tea. 1t means
nothing, and it is simply n trademark, to-
further enable the purchasers TO know
they IRE getting the tea that this adyer-s
tiscment Is about It's packed in paper
bags, of which the cut ut the head Of this
advertisement is fac-simile. S4,S;
NOW, WHAT IS HE-N0 TEA2 s ss
Simply Pure Tea Of natural flavor,
made not to look nice, but to drink we'll;
1t is the choicest quality Of leaf 10 be had,
In an absolutely natural condition; that;
Is, without artificial coloring or other
manipulation. t,lsS$
If your grocer or storckecpcr Is sai
live dealer he can supply you with
this tea at the rate Of IS cents per-
pound, and make fair profit. If sat;!
he should decline to do so, and Won
desire 10 try the tea, u sample pound
package will be sent to you on rccciptscf;
10 cents in postage stamps or others;
wise; sample half-pound package on
receipt of 40 cents; q sample Quar.3
ter-pound package on receipt OF 2O5
cents. Our object in doing this is tot
get you to like the tea so well that;
you will induce your grocer to keep thet
tea in stock. We may be unknown to-
you, and you may hesitate to send the
money by mail. We therefore call your
attention TO the extracts below, which
may give you confidence. bFfS
From the Baltimore San, the Oldest.
journal OF the State, and one you cannot
buy u "putI' from at any price, and
whose publisher, the venerable a. 81
Abel, Esq, is the richest journalist I'M
the world, March 5, 1887: ..5.:sss!5- NJ
I'VE call attention to the advertise! /
ment Of Messrs. Martin Gillet e. Co. in
another column. Their claim for tho.
superior excellence of the new Hc.No
Tea of 1887 is founded on fact, and it Isl
creditab|c to the enterprise of this firms
that they have extended the tea trade Of
ourcity from apurcly local demand to onet
extending all over the South and West ~
The annual" of the b. s. o. r. r. forS
1887, which has established such wide
reputation, in speaking of Martin Gillets
& Co., says "This house WINS established
by the grandfather Of the present menu
bcrs in 1911. 1t has always been engaged
in the tea business. and has passed.;
through every panic for tho past three.s
quarters OF century, and never asked
or received an extension. The style ofs
tho firm, meantime, las never bccns
changed. Among the old customers Of
tho house were Robert Garrett s. Sons.5
as well as Johns Hopkins & Co. Five years.
ago the tea trade Of Baltimore was purclyf
local. The Baltimore freight department.
say that they have received from Mr,ins
Gillet & Co. In the past two years moro;
fic,No Tea for shipment TO one points
(St. Louis than they have forwarded
from Baltimore to same point for the
previous twenty years. The firm Is prog
gressiye. The 1ic-No Tea which 5ihcys
advertise Is a pioneer and an cducato tor
the first attempt to Introduce in thiss
country teas in the natural condition, az
they are used in China 81 rs
Remember. Martin Gillct Sc Co. do not
ailapound they are strictly importcrss
and only adopt this method Of INTRODUCES
Ing the tea. Regular supplies must BOZ
obtained In the regular way in whichII
families get their groceries. a
Address MARTIN. GILLET d CO., &
~ baltimore, Md.